Lesson 5: Coping with Stress in Middle and Late Adolescence

Question 1

STRESS acronym means?

Answer 1

S - Situations caused by environment or event
T- Tensed feeling
R - Reaction of the body (defense or coping)
E - Enables the body to prepare for challenging situations
S - Subjective Response
S - Stress is a mental state

Question 2

Hormone that is produced when body is stressed? Clue: Also known as stress hormone

Answer 2

Cortisol

Question 3

Substance that is produced when the body is also in stress which increases the heart rate, blood pressure, etc, to prepare the body for action.

Answer 3

Norepinephrine

Question 4

A relational condition between person and the situations they are in

Answer 4

Stimulus

Question 5

Is caused by situations that may be life threatening or life changing, such as
separation, moving into a new home, or having a new job.

Answer 5

Stressors

Question 6

Positive Stress

Answer 6

Eustress

Question 7

A continuous negative experience of feeling overwhelmed, etc.

Answer 7

Distress

Question 8

6 ways stress affects us

Answer 8

Emotionally
Behaviorally
Physiologically
Physically
Socially
Cognitively